Matthew's Journal

I think I should give Benedict XVI a chance as Pope before judging him quite so harshly. OK, his track record really isn't encouraging, but surely the point of St Peter and his successors is that God makes great things through some pretty average people? His homily from his first Mass as Pope is available here(as PDF). It speaks of the need for ecumenism, and of the values of the second Vatican Council. There is stuff to base hope on in there.